Re: Home Nurse - Quadriplegics
It really seems that the rules are completely different for spinal cord injuries. In nursing school you are warned about the consequences of frequent enemas, etc but with a SCI (in general) they will get a bowel program every day or two preferably at the same time. Also in spinal cord injuries Foley catheters are bad, intermittent catheterization is much better but this is not always possible. Probably the biggest thing though is pressure relief. A pressure sore can put someone out for over a year if not kill them (Christopher Reeve).
These people have great courage and they are inspiring but just be ready to learn and know that there are many things that are done "differently."
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